excoriate
Example Sentences
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Their bliss doesn’t last long, because that would get in the way of this skin-crawling film’s expedition to excoriate toxic masculinity, religious radicalism and class and racial entitlements.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Contributing to a debate in parliament last month MP Sam George, a prominent critic of the project, quoted the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament to excoriate the government.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2023
On the one hand, they excoriate Black folk, especially young people, when they opt out of the political process by not voting or joining conventional avenues for participation.
From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2021
And which ones did you excoriate or dismiss, only to find yourself still thinking about them days later?
From Slate • Dec. 29, 2020
“We need to take care of this. It’s too far gone. We have to excoriate the skin and replace your G-tube to purge the infection.”
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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